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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2014
Tridonic Gmbh & CO KG, Dornbirn, AT;
Paul Dalby, Middlesbrough, GB;
James Frankland, Spennymoor, GB;
Shukla Jagjitpati, Spennymoor, GB;
Ian Wilson, Sunderland, GB;
Tridonic GmbH & Co KG, Dornbirn, AT;
Abstract
An integrated control circuit (SE) and method for operating luminaries are provided. The integrated control circuit has at least one output for supplying a signal controlling a switch, such as a transistor, in an operating circuit (OM), in particular controlling directly or indirectly a dimming level of the luminaries, and a common input (Ts) arranged for being supplied with a combination of a temperature indicating signal and a presence indicating signal, the integrated control circuit (SE) being designed to adjust a switch control signal as a function of the electrical signal (ES) at the common input (Ts).